Due to online maintenance, Members can not access HPL's catalogue, online services and resources on Sunday, July 19 from 5am-10am. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
HPL Catalogue and Online Resources Not Available - Sunday, July 19
Published:
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 3:00pm
Cool Places - Heat Alert in Place
The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning today, Monday, July 13. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning. All HPL Library locations are Cool Places. Stay hydrated, Hamilton. www.hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 9:30am
Bookmobile Service Modification
Bookmobile Service Modifications
Wed, July 15:
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Helen Detwiler Cancelled
Published:
Monday, July 13, 2026 - 8:00am
Express Items via OverDrive - Partner Libraries Update
As of July 1st, partner library Members can no longer borrow HPL Express items via Overdrive. More to Borrow partner libraries will be offering Lucky Express (Skip the line) titles to their cardholders only. This will help manage wait times for popular titles. Lucky Express is a collection of in demand titles with a seven-day loan period, available with no wait.
Our partners will still be able to borrow titles from the rest of our collection.
www.hpl.ca/more-to-borrow
Published:
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 10:00am
What's Happening Guide Changes
The What's Happening Guide has been retired and replaced with different communications channels and tactics. You can find the new Summer Reading Flyer here. Watch for future communications updates.
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 3:00pm
Sunday Hours Return to Central Library
Sunday hours return to Central Library. Beginning July 5, Central is open Noon to 5pm. Dundas, Red Hill, Terryberry, Turner Park, Valley Park and Waterdown branches are also open Sundays, 1 to 5pm. hpl.ca/hours
Published:
Monday, June 29, 2026 - 1:00pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break
After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls
Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm
Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection
Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection
To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.
For example, to access the fifth book listed below you would request:
Wentworth County, General, #01718
Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number.
Surname Indexes: Pamphlet File - Surname Index - [first letter of name]
GENERAL
County Marriage Registers. 1858-1869. Vol. 7: Wentworth County. R929.3713 COU CESC (01711)
County of Wentworth. 1853-1973 - Pictorial Parade. R917.1352 NEW CESH (01712)
Farmer’s Directory. Wentworth County 1891 [microfilm] (01714)
Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Newsletters. The Herald. Local History & Archives periodicals [complete] 1986+ (01717)
History of Some of South Wentworth Public Schools (01718)
Index 1871 Census - Hamilton-Wentworth. R929.3713 IND CESC (01719)
Index to Wentworth County Illustrated Atlas 1875 (01720)
Loyalist Ancestors - Families from Hamilton Area R971.352 LOY CESH (01721)
Mrs. William Dunham's Scrapbook #1 (News articles) (01722)
Records of Rev. Ralph Leeming (1816-1826) & John Miller (1830-1838). Index R929.3713 LEE CESH (01724)
Scrapbook - containing families of the area (01725)
Traces, Places & Faces - Links Between Canada & Scotland. RR929.1 BAI CESH (01727)
Wentworth Bygones. Papers & Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society. Vol. 1-15. R971.351 HEA CESH (01729)
Wentworth County Industries 1871. Index to manuscript census (01730)
Wentworth County Atlas.1875. Special Collections Atlas stand (01732)
Wentworth Historical Society. Journal & Transactions [complete set] R971.351 WEN CESH (01733)
Wentworth List of Electors - May 1808 (01738)
Surtees Map - Name Index - Wentworth Co. - 1859. R929.371352 WEN CESH (01982)
Wentworth Landmarks. R971.352 PEN CESH (02114)
Telephone Directory, March 1921 (02055)
Wentworth Co. Mini Atlas. 1791-1875. Early Settlers (02123)
Index to Surtees Map 1859. All Wentworth Co. R929.371352 WEN CESH (02124)
Wentworth County Cemetery Locations. (02143)
Wentworth County Land Registry Office Documents in Local History & Archives. Pathfinder behind Local History & Archives Information Desk (02189)
Wentworth County: Retired Abstract Indexes (02190)
Imperial Atlas 1903 Complete Wentworth County index. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02215)
Ancaster-Dundas Locator. 1997-1998 (02251)
Certificates of Naturalization: Wentworth County – 1921 (02402)
Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Wentworth County: 1825 – 1898; A Transcription (02413)
Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario): Wentworth County and Hamilton. R929.371352 IND CESC (02414)
Cemetery Indexes. See Pathfinder - Cemeteries (02274-02283)
